Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-31
THU GREAT STRIKE
The RAILROAD EMPLOYEES GO OUT.
New Developments In the Eastern Labor
Revolt.

strike drags hOpelessly on, causing an i'm
mense amount of inconvenience to those
against whom it is directed, and no little
suffering to the strikers. Its managers
are now threatening to stop the running OF
trains on the elevated roads. The track
men were yesterday ordered to 90 to One
. Hundred and Fifty-ffth street and Har-
lem river to land coal. The men, without
exception, refused to 90, Their foreman
called them together and asked them again
to obey orders, but they still refused.
Should the order be renewed, il is said
that the 80 trackmen will strike, and
their example will he followed nv the
machinists, painters, carpenters and other
shop hands. Five hundred of these men
have already been organized. Should all
these strike it is believed that the train
men will also go out.
More and more coal enters the city every
day, and the attempt to create n famine
has been abandoned. The effort to pre-
vent the movement after reaching the
city, and especially to stop the loading OF
steamers, continues rs determinedly rs
ever, and with about the same degree of
success as for several days past.
THE EXTENSION OF THE STRIKE
to the railroad freight handlers on the piers
of several roads having dock facilities on
the city water front has brought the num-
Der of mel now out up to hearty 80, ZOO.
The probability is that before the day is
over other railroad employees will cease
work. The men OH the New York City
and Northern railroad, pier No. 40, East
River, claim 10 have had grievances
against the company on account of low
wages, and also irregularity ofpay days, the
men claiming that in some instances pay
was more than q month overdue. Though
this is denied by the company, the men,
through sympathy with the coal shovelerS
and steamship 'longshoremen, went out
yesterday. They were sent for by MIR.
Allen, the Superintendent, but refused to
treat with him individually. The railroad
men on the Hartford dock, East river, were
the next to 90 out, and it is rumOred to-day
the men ON the Pennsylvania and other
railroad docks will 90 out.
The greatest difficulty in moving freight
is ON the docks along the North river,
where most of the ocean steamers are
berthed. All outgoing vessels have been
delayed for want of coal, aud it was said
at the headquarters of the strikers that
several vessels had proceeded to sea with
a insufficient supply OF coal, and also
with al incomplete cargo. Long lines Of
trucks were standing along the front of
the piers on West street this morning and
the drivers helped to load them on the
dock. There is
No DIFFICULTY 1 GETTING +
to load the freight, but, a. the men are
green at the work in most instances, they
are necessarily slow.
The steamer La Bourgoyne, of the
French line sailed this morning, hut it was
stated that her cargo was not complete.
The Erin, OF the National line, which
should lave sailed on thursday, could not
get away today, and an effort will be made
to have her ready for sea at high water on
Sunday. The lielvetid, of the same line,
still lies alongside the dock with her cargo
untouched. The StcvedOre did not allow
the company the use of his gear
and there are no sailors Ia rig
up new tackle. The superin-
tcndent OF the dock says he has got all the
men he needs. This morning a gang OF
about 80 OF almost all n~ationalities applied
for work. They were not engaged, and in
4 body passed on to the Cunard pier and
went TO work. The National Company did
not engage them because they were not ac-
custOmcd to handling freight. The Nor
gan line steamer FL Paso was being UNI
loaded by the Italians who were engaged
the previous day. This boat will sail on
time, the superintendent says. The New
York of the same line, came up yesterday,
but her hatclies had not at 10 o'clock been
The StonimgtOn line boats were
running on time.
The Ocean Steamship Company's steamer
Tallahassee is being loaded by non-union
men, and the agent says she will he ready
for sen to-day. There are plenty of men
to he had, and though they do not get the
work done as rapidly us the old men, the
company is getting all the help il requires.
The Cunardcr Gallia will he able to sail
to -day. The deck master said he had got
all the help he needed. On the Old Do
miniOn dock there were over 100 men at
work to-day, and many men who applied
for work were turned away. The steame
Old Dominion, it was said would sail on
time. The Wyoming, of the Guion line,
had three gangs of men ut work on her.
The dock master says they can get all the
coal that is required and all the men they
need to handle freight.
A delegation Of strikers visited every
from Red Hook 10 Green Point and
warned proprietors not TO sell liquor to
nou-uniOn men under penalty of the boy
colt.